Palace declares Oct. 31 holiday

MANILA— Malacañang has declared Oct. 31 a special non-working holiday.

Proclamation 265 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said this is “to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe [All Saints’ Day] with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions of the country.”

All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, falls on a Tuesday. It is a regular holiday.